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March 1, 1949. c. MARIEN 2,463,465

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Patented Mar. 1, 1949 UNITED srA-'rs NPAf'r1e1-.\iT oFFlCE Clement Marien, Attlebormwhiass., assignor to Swank, In'c.; a corporation of Delaware galletitas ,vente 21, 19g, eerie! .N9- .510,284

This invention relates to a icuii link of particularly the type whicfhis'adaptfed to secure together two portions of a 4L -uff"of'tltie French type wherein there are Several 'thicknesses er lilies of material Which are in 'giace to face ation.

'One of the objects'of this inv,V ion is to ro` vide `a head which' will hook over the' free of the cuff and be of such construction' astoA in maintaining the @uff link in position in he button hole oithe'cuif.

Another @bien @this inventing is ,te gronde an arrangement so that' the lhebk'"portion of 'the head of the link' maybe more readily positioned over the edges of the cuil? to hold the free edges together.

fAnother object of this invention is to arrange the cui link so that the post," Whichoihswo opposite heads, is inixed relation to the head of the link which extends 'over' the edges of the cui.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cuff link, 'having a head whichwill logol Mer the edges of the cuff, but may be'released from lthe edges of the cuff by a relative sliding movement of the hook portion of the head.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features as will be more fully described, hereinafter described, and pointed out specifically in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a French cuff, with the cuil link in Position.

Figure 2 is a sectional vieW through the button hole of the cuff, showing the heads in the relative position which they assume in the insertion of the culi link into the cuff.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, similar to Figure 2, but illustrating the heads as moved to the position which they will assume when the cuff link is in locked position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2, showing the link detached from the cui and fixed head in section.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional view, similar to Figure 5, but illustrating a portion of the xed head as broken away to better show the interior construction of the head.

Figure 7 is a sectional view, similar to Figure 6, but showing the members of the xed head in a different position from that shown in Figure 6.

In proceeding with this invention, I provide a post to be positioned in the button holes of a 8 Claims. (Cl. 2,4-97

2 French cuit land held in such position in the button l'iolefr Of'th 'Cllbyhe'atis'V at' 'S:0pp0t endslnvwy. Y. .`.ft i M, Y .5 .v One 4of these heads is movable for better insertion intthe buttonholes bf'thecuff, with 'a subsequet'mvement tolo'ck the same from being witlidrawi'i from the" button holes', 'while 1the other headlsprovidedin` a hook 'shape to extender/er the edges of the cuff, and this hook shape is's'o related to the remainder of the body "of LA"the Y head or the other nember' ef the head that it may slide 'toward 'and from' ther post to lease tnedges of thecuff'.

With reference tothe drawings, ID designates the post of the 'cuff link; which `isilzlrcivided from two pieces; or' one' piece bent* upon itself,` `forming portions 'IIand I2 which" are in contact, asat I3,"fo`r aportion f their extent and spacedl by being flared outwardly asat I4 to`provid a pair charms/which receivebe'tween them the pivoted head I5. "This'head'is'inountedupon a pin' `I6, which extends through the arms and is headed over as at |41 topivotly mountthe nea'dls. This head has some convenient means for retaining the same, either in the position shown in Figure 2, or in the position shown in Figure 3, such for instance, as springs contained within the hollow head I5 and engaging a square mounting pin I6, as shown in Patent 2,093,723.

At the other end of this post I0, there is provided a head 20, which comprises two members, one of which is designated 2I and is fixed to the post, While the other member 22, which is of generally hook shape, is slidably related to the member 2|.

Member 2I may be formed from a solid piece of stock which is recessed as at 23 (see Figure 6), with an end wall 24 extending across the otherwise open end of this recess. This recess is closed by a plate 25, which may be positioned across the recess or otherwise held in the position shown in Figures 2 to 5.

The member 22 of this head has frame shaped tongue 26, which is of generally the shape of the recess and which extends from the portion 22 into the recess, so as to slide into or from the recess through the open end thereof. This tongue has 'a bar 21 extending across between the arms thereof which will engage the wall 24 across the open end of the recess and block the movement of the member 22 from the member 2|. The inward movement is limited by the member 22 engaging the member 2i, as shown in Figures 3 and 7. In order to hold the member 22 in its outermost position, as shown in Figures 2, 4, 5 and 6, a

engage O1' 1'8- detent 28 is provided in plate 25 to enter a recess 29 in tongue 26. A second detent 30, is provided in the plate 25 extending inwardly of the recess 23, and a second depression 3| is provided in the tongue 26 at the end thereof, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, so that when the hook member 22 is moved into the position shown in Figures 1, 3 and '7, it will receive the detent 3l within this depression and hold the member 22 in its innermost position. There is sufficient resiliency in the plate 25 so as to permit a flexing of this plate for withdrawal of the tongue of the member 22 from beneath either of these detents by merely pulling upon the member 22 while holding the member 2|iof the head.

It will be readily apparent that when I desire to insert the cuff link into a cuff, I will position the head I5, as shown in Figure 4, and pull this hook outwardly as also shown in Figure 4. The head may then be passed through the button holes 33 and 34 of the two portions 35 and 36 of the cuff, and after so positioning the head l5, may be swung at right angles to that shown in Figure 2 and the hook portion of the head 22 may be slid inwardly to the position shown in Figure 3. Reversal of this operation may occur for withdrawal of the link from the button holes of the cuff, when desired.

I claim:

1. A cuff link comprising a first head member to engage one outer surface of a cuff comprising a body part and second part of generally hook shape to extend about the edges of the cuff and back upon itself over the opposite outer surface of the cuff, said parts being slidably related, a post secured at one of its ends to said head member to pass through al1 of the buttonholes of the cuff and a second head member at the other end of the post to extend over the said opposite outer surface of the cu to assist in retaining the post in the buttonholes of the cuif.

2. A cuff link as in claim 1 wherein said post is 4 secured to the body part of said head member and the other part of the first head member slides toward and from said post.

3. A cuif link as in claim 1 wherein said second head member is movable relative to said post.

4. A cuff link as in claim 1 wherein said post is bifurcated at the end thereof distant from said first head member, and said second head member is movably mounted in the space between the bifurcations of said post end.

5. A cuff link as in claim 1 wherein said second head member is movable relative to said post, and means to hold said second head member in line with the post or at right angles thereto.

6. A cuff link as in claim 1, and means to movably mount said second head member on an axis at substantially right angles to the lengthwise extent of said post and in a plane extending through said post and the longitudinal extent of said first head member.

'7. A cuff link as in claim 1, means to movably mount said second head member on an axis at substantially right angles to the lengthwise extent of said post and in a plane extending through said post and the longitudinal extent of said rst head member, and means t0 hold said second head member in line with the post or at right angles thereto.

8. A cuff link as in claim 1 wherein the second head member is free of and spaced from the hook shaped part of said first head member.

CLEMENT MARIEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 369,201 Meyers Aug. 30, 1887 2,105,287 Lewy Jan. 1, 1938 

